Improvement in ear-muffs



UNITED S ATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIGMOND GOGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT lN EAR-MUF FS:

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145, 168, dated December 2, 1873; application filed August 5, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIGMOND Goon, of the city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Ear-Mutts, of which the following is a specification:

Mufl's have been made for covering the ears and protecting them from cold, such mufi's usually having a wire frame surrounding the ear; but they obstruct the passage of sound to the ears, as well as being only adapted to cars of about one size. In some instances there have been holes made through the central portion of the muff to admit sound.

My invention is made for adapting the mufl's to difi'erent sizes of ears, and for admitting sound freely at the front edges of the mud, between that and the check, so that the sound, especially in conversation, will reach the ear in the usual direction.

111 the drawing, Figure 1 represents the two ear-muffs connected by an elastic, the side next the person being shown; and Fig. 2 is a view of the front edge of one of the ear-muli's.

The material employed may be of any desired character; but I prefer to use a section of ,pasteboard, of a size and shape to sit behind and above the ear, and cover the same with velveteen or other woven fabric. This-is 1 shown at a. The exterior portion 'b of the mud may be of fur, lined; and it is of a size large enough to cover the ear, and the parts a and b are united near their edges, and connected by an elastic, d. In consequence of the portion a of the ear-muff going above and at the back of the ear only, the mufi' at the front portion is open, as at e, and that part projects from the check or side of the face sufliciently for sound to pass easily into the ear. At the same time the ear is kept warm at the back and upper portions, that are ordinarily liable to injury from cold.

I do not claim an ear-muff in which the inner section extends toward the front at the bottom, so as to include the lower end of the ear. This prevents the muff being easily applied to cars of different sizes.

I claim as my invention- The ear-mutt consisting of the exterior portion b and interior portion a, constructed and arran gcd substantially in them anner described, and for the purpose set forth.

Signed by me this 16th day of July, A. I). 1873.

Witnesses:

Gno. T. PINGKNEY, Guns. H. SMITH.

sroni Goon. 

